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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Avoidance of Envy |
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Verse 161
The unenvious heart is to be valued
No less than virtuous conduct itself.
Verse 162
Among the profuse precious things a man may acquire,
None surpasses a nature free from envy toward all.
Verse 163
He who is jealous instead of joyous of another's wealth
Does not desire, they say, wealth and virtue of his own.
Verse 164
Envy will never cause one to commit wrongful deeds
Who rightly fathoms the disgrace which follows.
Verse 165
A man's own envy is foe enough to forge his ruin,
Even though he has no other enemies.
Verse 166
He who begrudges another's bounty
Will behold the death of his naked and starving kindred.
Verse 167
Fortune's Goddess, intolerant of men who cannot tolerate other's success,
Introduces them to her sister Misfortune and goes away.
Verse 168
The wicked one called envy consumes this world's wealth
Then consigns men to those worlds of hellish fire.
Verse 169
It is worth pondering that good men may be poor
While the envious in heart prosper.
Verse 170
There are no envious men who have risen to prosperity.
There are no men free from envy who have fallen from it.
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